Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 29.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 21.3% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 45.6% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.5% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 33.9% more in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries in Asuncion are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

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Asuncion vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,370	$6.86 PYG42,938	+223.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫113K	$6.86 PYG42,938	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,604	$1.06 PYG6,620	+115.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,847	$0.57 PYG3,578	+87.0%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,865	$1.48 PYG9,238	+36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫134K	$4.85 PYG30,374	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫147K	$4.83 PYG30,244	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫37,762	$2.40 PYG15,019	+63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,272	$2.37 PYG14,817	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,095	$1.35 PYG8,475	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,348	$0.57 PYG3,582	+18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,676	$0.54 PYG3,391	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,099	$1.10 PYG6,898	+115.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,126	$0.61 PYG3,834	+41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,907	$0.60 PYG3,736	+18.7%
Average			+21.3%

Hanoi vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,086	$4.68 PYG29,315	+34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫237K	$37.71 PYG236K	+308.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$17,138.81 PYG107M	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫138K	$13.81 PYG86,521	+156.4%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Hanoi	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫227K	$22.03 PYG138K	+149.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫10M	$625.19 PYG4M	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$378.03 PYG2M	+35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$38.14 PYG239K	-41.8%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$183.39 PYG1M	-76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫711M	$5,778.44 PYG36M	-79.1%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,670	$1.89 PYG11,808	+75.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,277	$3.35 PYG20,992	+78.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫35,983	$2.31 PYG14,492	+65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫629K	$36.10 PYG226K	+47.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫109K	$8.57 PYG53,673	+102.4%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 33.9% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$63.41 PYG397K	+31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫675K	$56.56 PYG354K	+115.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$106.05 PYG664K	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$70.55 PYG442K	-10.3%
Average			+33.9%

Hanoi vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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